Commercial
romantic drama from underrated director Samson Chiu proves
to be an affecting, low-key alternative to the traditional
HK fare.

Review
by Kozo:

Samson Chiu directs this UFO-like drama about three women
who correspond over the Internet and share the same problem:
all three are juggling two relationships. Fann Wong is a reporter
who falls for a shy baker (Peter Ho) while she’s seeing her
suave co-worker (James Lye). Meanwhile, Theresa Lee is about
to marry, but falls for her fiancée's twin brother (the two
are played by twins Sean and James Chen). And finally, Michelle
Reis is stuck between Alex Fong and David Wu, though not in
the same way the other two women are.
While the story hardly seems original,
the film manages to bring a sense of humanity to the stories
of the three women. All three are distinct characters and
all possess situations with their own unique pitfalls and
complexities. The danger does exists that the film can become
a sort of soapbox for women's issues of the week, but the
filmmakers and actors handle the material with intelligence
and dignity. When each woman is called upon to make the fateful
decision (Is it Guy A or Guy B?), the results prove understandable,
as the choices speak to each woman’s individual personality
and not some arbitrary script need. The actresses all do a
fine job of bringing those personalities out, with Michele
Reis standing out as the strongest of the three.
Some suspension of disbelief is required
as the characters are probably more in touch with their feelings
than any person truly is. Despite the mature handling of the
subject matter, the script feels a bit too commercial at times.
However, this is a worthy movie and probably one of the better
movies out of HK this year. (Kozo 2000)